Stone v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In the case at bar, there is no evidence in the record that police interfered with appellant’s manner of dress when he appeared in the lineup. Although he was wearing a distinctive jacket and the identifying witness stated he [ (petitioner) ] was wearing a jacket of that description during the robbery, the witness was emphatic that he was identifying appellant by his facial appearance. We see nothing in this record which would justify declaring trial counsel ineffective for failure to raise this issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stone v. Farley